Acclimation from QT to DT?

JR8999 · 05/31/2014, 11:46 AM

I have had two OC clowns in my QT for over a month now.
They have been healthy and happy the entire time in the QT.
They will be my first fish in the DT. I checked salinity and temp in both tanks.
Salinity is 1.0255 in both and temp is 79.3 and 79.5.
Since both salinity and temp are nearly exact what kind of acclimation do I do??
Thanks in advance.

Sk8r · 05/31/2014, 11:49 AM

Nada. Nothing. Always adjust your qt to your dt's specs over a matter of days, then just put them gently across.

JR8999 · 05/31/2014, 11:58 AM

Thanks Sk8r! I did have to adjust the QT from 1.028 to 1.025 but I did it over a few hours. I hadn't been diligent in topping off the 10g QT so the salinity crept up a bit...I hope I didn't mess anything up. They still seem to be fine in the QT.

Sk8r · 05/31/2014, 12:18 PM

They'll be fine. One bennie of an adjustable (bare) qt is that you set it to the incoming (store) salinity to receive them from the store---thus entirely eliminating the acclimation step, which, mishandled, kills fish---, then over the next while, adjust it slowly to your tank salinity and you eliminate acclimation in that direction also.

JR8999 · 05/31/2014, 12:24 PM

Thanks again Sk8r! Your contributions are invaluable and very much appreciated.

ca1ore · 05/31/2014, 05:41 PM

It's also generally accepted that fish can handle reductions in salinity more easily (quickly) than increases. Though, I've never actually asked them so ......

Sk8r · 06/01/2014, 03:01 PM

true. You can drop salinity a bit without worry. It's raising it fast that causes grief. If you ever have a topoff accident that throws your salinity low, correct it by topping off with salt water instead of fresh for the next few days.

05/31/2014, 11:46 AM	#1
JR8999 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 345	Acclimation from QT to DT? I have had two OC clowns in my QT for over a month now. They have been healthy and happy the entire time in the QT. They will be my first fish in the DT. I checked salinity and temp in both tanks. Salinity is 1.0255 in both and temp is 79.3 and 79.5. Since both salinity and temp are nearly exact what kind of acclimation do I do?? Thanks in advance. __________________ 56g Column DT, 11g Aqueon sump with/socks, Lifereef overflow, Aqumaxx HOB-1 Skimmer, 2 Jaebo heaters, DT: 2 OC Clowns and 1 Royal Gramma along with various corals grown from frags. Current Tank Info: 56g Column

05/31/2014, 11:49 AM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Nada. Nothing. Always adjust your qt to your dt's specs over a matter of days, then just put them gently across. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/31/2014, 11:58 AM	#3
JR8999 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 345	Thanks Sk8r! I did have to adjust the QT from 1.028 to 1.025 but I did it over a few hours. I hadn't been diligent in topping off the 10g QT so the salinity crept up a bit...I hope I didn't mess anything up. They still seem to be fine in the QT. __________________ 56g Column DT, 11g Aqueon sump with/socks, Lifereef overflow, Aqumaxx HOB-1 Skimmer, 2 Jaebo heaters, DT: 2 OC Clowns and 1 Royal Gramma along with various corals grown from frags. Current Tank Info: 56g Column

05/31/2014, 12:18 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	They'll be fine. One bennie of an adjustable (bare) qt is that you set it to the incoming (store) salinity to receive them from the store---thus entirely eliminating the acclimation step, which, mishandled, kills fish---, then over the next while, adjust it slowly to your tank salinity and you eliminate acclimation in that direction also. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

05/31/2014, 12:24 PM	#5
JR8999 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 345	Thanks again Sk8r! Your contributions are invaluable and very much appreciated. __________________ 56g Column DT, 11g Aqueon sump with/socks, Lifereef overflow, Aqumaxx HOB-1 Skimmer, 2 Jaebo heaters, DT: 2 OC Clowns and 1 Royal Gramma along with various corals grown from frags. Current Tank Info: 56g Column

05/31/2014, 05:41 PM	#6
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	It's also generally accepted that fish can handle reductions in salinity more easily (quickly) than increases. Though, I've never actually asked them so ...... __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

06/01/2014, 03:01 PM	#7
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	true. You can drop salinity a bit without worry. It's raising it fast that causes grief. If you ever have a topoff accident that throws your salinity low, correct it by topping off with salt water instead of fresh for the next few days. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.